PRESENT SIMPLE

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PRESENT SIMPLE

Use:
• to talk about habits and routines.

I go to school on foot.
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• to talk about facts.

Ducks like water.

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• to talk about permanent situations.

They live in London.

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Present simple + adverbs of frequency

never

always sometimes
Present
simple
can be used
with…
usually rarely

often
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Present simple + adverbs of frequency

I never go to bed after midnight.
My sister rarely eats soup.
My dog sometimes sleeps
on my bed.
We often watch TV in the evening.
My friends and I usually play
football at weekends.
I always do my homework.
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AFFIRMATIVE
SUBJECT VERB
I like
You
He
She likes
It
We
You like
They
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Third person singular (he/she/it)

•General rule: verb + s
He gets home at 5 pm.

•Withverbs ending in o, s, x, sh, ch: verb + es

Mr Smith washes his car on Sundays.

•With verbs ending in vowel + y: verb + s

Sue plays the piano very well.

•With verbs ending in consonante + y: y → ies

She studies every day.
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Exercises
Complete the sentences with the present simple.

watches (watch) TV after dinner.

1. Kate usually __________
love
2. The children __________ (love) playing outside.
goes
3. Mrs White __________ (go) shopping on Saturdays.
4. He __________
studies (study) to be a good cook.
5. I often __________
do (do) exercise.
6. My dog __________
likes (like) fruit.
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NEGATIVE
SUBJECT VERB
I
don’t like
You
He
She doesn’t like
It
We
You don’t like
They
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NEGATIVE
We don’t watch TV.
We prefer computer games.

She doesn’t listen to pop music.

She likes rock.
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Exercises
With these words, write sentences in the negative form.
1. They / play / in the park.
_________________________________
They don’t play in the park.
2. He / eat / in the school canteen.
_________________________________
He doesn’t eat in the school canteen.
3. We / wake up / early / at weekends.
_________________________________
We don’t wake up early at weekends.
4. Maggie / ride / her bike.
_________________________________
Maggie doesn’t ride her bike.
5. I / go / to the gym / on Fridays.
_________________________________
I don’t go to the gym on Fridays.
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INTERROGATIVE
AUXILIARY SUBJECT VERB
I
Do like
you
he
Does she like
it …?
we
Do you like
they
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INTERROGATIVE
Do you play the guitar?
Yes, I do.
No, I don’t.

Does he eat fruit and vegetables?

Yes, he does.
No, he doesn’t.
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Exercise
Write do or does, don’t or doesn’t. Follow the examples.
1. Do you have milk at breakfast? Yes, I do.
2. Does Peter like eating fish? No, he doesn’t.
3. ______
Do his parents have a job? Yes, they ________.
do
4. ______
Does your school have a music room? Yes, it ________.
does
5. ______
Do your brothers go to the same school? No, they
________.
don’t
6. ______
Does Ann study in her bedroom? No, she ________.
doesn’t
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Inglês | 7º ano